Create a SmartGroup

To create a SmartGroup:

  1. In Aviatrix PaaS, go to Groups > SmartGroups.

  2. Click + SmartGroup.

  3. Provide the following information about your SmartGroup:

    Parameter Description

    Name

    Name of the new SmartGroup.

    Resource Type - Virtual Machine, Subnets, VPC/VNets

    To add a resource, click Resource Type and select the type.

    Resource Types: VM, Subnet, and VPC/VNet are supported only in public AWS, Azure, and GCP.

    Enter the matching criteria for resources that will be part of this SmartGroup. You can match conditions based on:

    • The properties Name, Region, or Account Name, if you want to match against all resources within an account or region. The values for the selected condition(s) are populated automatically.

    • The CSP tags that you have defined for your Cloud resources. Some examples of tags are: Backup, Controller, Aviatrix-Created-Resource, and Type. The CSP tags change depending on the selected Resource Type.

    • IP/CIDR: can enter multiple IPs or CIDRs.

    Resource Type - IPs/CIDRs

    Enter multiple IPs or CIDRs.

    Resource Type - DNS Hostnames

    Enter Fully Qualified Domain Names. For more information, see "About DNS Hostname SmartGroups".

    Resource Type - Kubernetes

    Select a Cluster, Namespace, or Service.

  4. Toggle on the Preview slider to show the resources that match the configured criteria.

  5. Click Save. The new Smart Group is now in the SmartGroups list.

View Resource and Reference Data

You can click a SmartGroup name in the list to view its resources and Rule References in the right-hand pane.

The new SmartGroup appears in the table.

Next Steps